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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed decrees dismissing and appointing oblast heads in Volyn and Ternopil oblasts and has additionally appointed former head of Volyn Oblast State Administration Ivan Rudnytskyi as deputy head of Safety Service of Ukraine (SSU).

Supply: Zelenskyy's night tackle; presidential decree

Quote: "And at present I continued personnel modifications – each within the areas and within the Safety Service of Ukraine. There will probably be extra choices."

Particulars: Later he signed a number of decrees. Particularly, Ivan Rudnytskyi was dismissed as head of Volyn Oblast State Administration at his personal request and Roman Romaniuk was appointed performing head of Volyn Oblast State Administration.

Zelenskyy additionally appointed Taras Pastukh as head of Ternopil Oblast State Administration.

By a separate decree, Ivan Rudnytskyi was appointed deputy head of Ukraine's Safety Service.

All related decrees had been signed on 12 January 2026.

For reference: Ivan Rudnytskyi is a counterintelligence officer, an SSU colonel with greater than 20 years of service. He started his profession as an operative and later headed regional SSU directorates, together with in Zakarpattia and Volyn oblasts. In November 2024, he was appointed head of Volyn Oblast Army Administration by presidential choice.

Background:

• Zelenskyy appointed Kyrylo Budanov head of Workplace of President of Ukraine on 2 January, changing Andrii Yermak.
• Budanov stated he accepted Zelenskyy's provide to guide the Workplace of the President and known as it an honour.
• Zelenskyy met with Vasyl Maliuk, then head of the SSU, on 5 January and mentioned candidates to succeed him as the pinnacle of the SSU.
• It later grew to become recognized that Yevhen Khmara, head of the SSU's Alpha Particular Operations Centre, would function performing head of the SSU.

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Richard Knighton, Chief of the Defence Workers of the UK Armed Forces, has stated he should be assured that British troops can be protected if they’re despatched to Ukraine as a part of safety ensures.

Supply: Sky Information, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Knighton stated he wouldn’t deploy the armed forces to Ukraine if he’s not happy with their security.

Responding to a query from Conservative MP Jesse Norman on the Defence Committee about whether or not UK troops deployed to watch the implementation of a peace deal in Ukraine can be geared up to keep up a "protected functionality", Knighton answered within the affirmative.

He stated he’s assured that personnel can be deployed in a approach that ensures their security.

Requested whether or not he’s factoring within the operational dangers of such a mission, Knighton stated all individuals within the Coalition of the Prepared are engaged on this.

He added that lively involvement in planning means they’ve the means to fulfill the necessities and that extra funding would scale back the danger.

Background:

• The UK and France dedicated in a declaration on 6 January to deploy troops in Ukraine if a peace settlement is reached.
• The Instances reported that the UK would ship fewer than 7,500 troops to Ukraine to watch compliance with a possible peace deal.
• UK Defence Secretary John Healey has refused to say what number of troops the UK would ship to help peace.

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The Ukrainian authorities introduces extra funds for power employees who serve in restore and restoration crews at power corporations.

Supply: Yuliia Svyrydenko, Prime Minister of Ukraine

Particulars: "We’re introducing extra funds for power employees who work in restore and restoration crews at power corporations. This issues specialised personnel who arrive straight on the websites of strikes and restore the availability of warmth, electrical energy, water and gasoline," Svyrydenko wrote.

"I instructed the Ministry of Power along with the Ministry of Finance to submit the related resolution to the Cupboard for consideration," she stated.

Svyrydenko emphasised that power employees are working in extraordinarily tough circumstances underneath hearth, throughout freezing temperatures, day and night time, and that due to their work the lifetime of the state continues even after Russia's large-scale assaults, with mild and warmth returning to houses of Ukrainian folks.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy additionally introduced the introduction of extra funds in his night tackle.

"We agreed with the Prime Minister to develop a particular programme to assist exactly these folks – those that work straight in restore crews, 24/7 in essentially the most tough circumstances. The federal government will suggest methods to considerably enhance the pay of those personnel for every month of winter," Zelenskyy stated.

Background:

• It was beforehand reported that Kyiv is step by step transferring from emergency electrical energy restrictions to predictable hourly outage schedules after Russian strikes on power services.
• A key power facility was broken within the Novhorod-Siverskyi district in Chernihiv Oblast on account of a Russian assault. Because of this, quite a few settlements have been left with out energy.
• Russian forces attacked power infrastructure services as soon as once more in Odesa Oblast on 12 January. Vital injury to gear has been recorded on account of the assault. About 33,500 households within the oblast stay with out electrical energy.

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Russia seeks to benefit from the freezing chilly climate and is probably going making ready one other large-scale strike on Ukraine within the coming days.

Supply: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his night tackle on 12 January

Quote: "And please, make sure to take note of air-raid warnings. Our intelligence has discovered that the Russians are making ready one other large-scale strike. Drones to put on down air defences and missiles. They need to use the chilly climate. This strike might occur within the coming days."

Particulars: Zelenskyy added that he mentioned restore efforts in all areas with Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko.

Quote: "We agreed with the prime minister to develop a particular programme to help individuals who work instantly in restore crews, 24/7 in essentially the most tough situations. The federal government will suggest methods to considerably enhance the month-to-month wages of those personnel through the winter months."

Background: On the evening of 8-9 January, Russia attacked Ukraine with 278 airborne weapons – 36 missiles and 242 drones of assorted sorts. Ukraine's Air Power reported that Russia had used one medium-range ballistic missile that was launched from the Kapustin Yar check web site in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast.

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The Anna of Kyiv unit, Ukraine's a hundred and fifty fifth Separate Mechanised Brigade, has posted a video exhibiting Russian belongings being hit south of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast.

Supply: a hundred and fifty fifth Brigade's press service

Quote: "In half a day of labor, drone operators from the a hundred and fifty fifth Brigade used assault drones and bomber UAVs for nighttime operations to hit armoured automobiles, a number of vehicles, a quad bike, a shelter in Pokrovsk itself, carried out distant mining and likewise struck infantry and dugouts."

Particulars: The brigade's command highlighted one notably efficient space of operations: the street from Shevchenko to Pokrovsk, the place its drone operators are wiping out something that’s not alleged to be there.

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Energy has been restored in elements of Dnipro's left financial institution and within the Dniprovskyi district of the town following Russian assaults.

Supply: DTEK, Ukraine's largest non-public vitality firm

Quote from DTEK: "An vitality facility was severely broken in an assault in a single day from Friday to Saturday. Restore work started as quickly because the safety scenario allowed and continues across the clock."

Particulars: DTEK famous that the size of the harm is in depth and full energy restoration to all properties isn’t technically possible presently.

"Along with the native authorities, we’re on the lookout for various energy provide choices, primarily for buildings with out centralised heating and water provide," DTEK mentioned.

The corporate reported that greater than 18,000 customers presently stay with out electrical energy.

Background:

• As of the morning of 11 January, restore work within the vitality system was persevering with in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Nonetheless, a major a part of the oblast, aside from the Kryvyi Rih district, remained with out energy.
• In the course of the day on 11 January, energy engineers managed to revive electrical energy to most customers in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast after the outage. In the meantime, restore work continued on Dnipro's left financial institution and within the Dniprovskyi district following the assault.

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Russian Shahed-type drones are attacking infrastructure services within the metropolis of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on 12 January.

Supply: Oleksandr Vilkul, Head of Kryvyi Rih Defence Council, on Fb

Quote: "Kryvyi Rih is beneath yet one more assault by Shaheds. Everybody heard the explosions. They’re attacking infrastructure services."

Background:

• On 7 January, a plant in Kryvyi Rih was hit by a Shahed loitering munition.
• On 6 January, Russian forces hit an infrastructure facility in Kryvyi Rih.

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Norwegian Overseas Minister Espen Barth Eide has introduced US$400 million in assist for Ukraine that will probably be directed to the power sector and the functioning of the Ukrainian state.

Supply: Eide at a press convention in Kyiv, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Throughout his go to to Kyiv, Norway's international minister introduced a brand new assist package deal for Ukraine.

He stated US$200 million out of the US$400 million will probably be directed "to instant power wants, gasoline purchases and different pressing energy-related points to revive warmth and electrical energy provides as shortly as attainable".

The opposite US$200 million is meant for finances assist that "will function a bridge till the promised funds from the European Union truly arrive".

"This can be a sturdy image of solidarity and a typical trigger and we wished to do it instantly. I come from a chilly nation. At this time the climate in Oslo is identical as in Kyiv. That’s the reason we perceive how essential heating is in Ukraine", Eide emphasised.

Ukrainian Overseas Minister Andrii Sybiha, for his half, stated this new package deal of power assist for Ukraine may be very well timed.

"It should assist strengthen the resilience of our state and society. This can be a continuation of sustained power assist from Oslo," Sybiha added.

Background:

• It was reported in December that Norway will finance one other batch of US weapons for Ukraine and is offering over EUR 267 million for this.
• It was additionally reported that Norway would allocate NOK 40 million (approx. US$3.9 million) to assist agriculture in Ukraine.

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Russian forces have but once more attacked vitality infrastructure services in Odesa Oblast.

Supply: press service for DTEK, Ukraine's largest non-public vitality firm

Particulars: DTEK mentioned the assault has triggered vital harm to gear, which can take time to restore.

Roughly 33,500 shoppers in Odesa Oblast are at present with out electrical energy. Energy engineers are working at full capability to cope with the aftermath of the assault as rapidly as attainable and restore energy to shoppers.

Background:

• A significant vitality facility has been broken in a Russian strike on the Novhorod-Siverskyi district in Chernihiv Oblast.
• On the night time of 11-12 January, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 156 Shahed and Gerbera loitering munitions and drones of different varieties. About 110 of them have been Shaheds.

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Fires have damaged out within the metropolis of Kyiv following a Russian drone assault on the evening of 11-12 January.

Supply: Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko

Quote: "A drone struck a non-residential constructing within the Solomyansky district, inflicting a hearth, which has now been contained."

Particulars: One other hearth broke out at a distinct location in the identical district.

"Weapons particles fell close to a residential constructing. The blast shattered home windows and brought about a hearth. Emergency providers are working on the scenes," Klitschko added.

Background: Russian forces performed a drone assault on Ukraine on the evening of 11-12 January. Explosions have been heard in Kyiv and air defences have been responding. Earlier, it was reported {that a} hearth had damaged out in one in all Kyiv's districts.

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